Mass Office Experiencing Permit Delays
The Massachusetts permit office is experiencing permit delays with waits as long as 4-5 days. System issues and a staffing transition is the cause of the recent delays, so plan ahead for all oversize load permits and expect delays.
California I-10 Closure / Bridge Collapse
Update 7/22/15: I-10 is scheduled to open Friday, 7/24 at noon with one lane in each direction. A stretch of both the eastbound and westbound I-10 in Desert Center, California was closed after bridge damage was caused by heavy rain and flooding on Sunday. “Interstate 10 is closed completely and indefinitely,” said Terri Kasinga, spokeswoman […]
Martin Luther King Bridge Closure Begins
Truck drivers transporting oversize loads will have to find an alternative route to the Martin Luther King Bridge in crossing the Mississippi River in St. Louis beginning today. The bridge will undergo $16 million in improvements, including replacing the steel grid deck underneath the driving surface. These improvements were originally planned to begin on July […]
FMCSA Grants SC&RA Hours of Exemption for Permitted OS/OW Loads
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) an exemption of the 30-minute break hours-of-service (HOS) provision, according to a letter to the SC&RA dated June 24. The exemption went into effect June 18, 2015 and will continue through June 18, 2017. The SC&RA will evaluate the […]
TN Oversize Load Weight Change
Effective July 1, 2015, Tennessee laws regarding weight have changed. Oversize loads with weights up to 150,000 pounds will now be allowed 46,000 pounds on a tandem on a single trip oversize load permit only. Loads will not be allowed to exceed 40,000 pounds on a tandem on an annual permit or if you exceed […]
4th of July Oversize Load Travel Restrictions
Independence Day (4th of July) oversize load travel restrictions and state DOT office closures have been published by WCS Permits. The holiday falls on a Saturday, but oversize and overweight load travel limitations begin as early as Thursday, July 2. Most DOT state offices are closed Friday, July 3 in observance of the holiday, and […]
North Dakota Oversize Load Restrictions
ND 40 – Mile Pt. 56.077 to 63.450 (Junction North Dakota 5 East-Noonan to US Customs and Canadian International Border) Restriction In Effect: 8 Ton ND 42 – Mile Pt. 0.000 to 23.176 (Junction North Dakota 50 to Junction North Dakota 5 East-Crosby) Restriction In Effect: 6 Ton ND 42 – Mile Pt. 31.128 to 37.441 […]
MN Seasonal Load Limit Notification
The start date for Full-Summer Overweight Permits in the Central, North Central and North Frost Zones was Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Road Restriction maps indicating the locations of weight restricted routes and those state highways open to maximum 10-ton axle weights are listed on the MN DOT seasonal load limits website at www.dot.state.mn.us/materials/ . OVERWEIGHT […]
International Roadcheck 2015 Set for June 2 – 4
The 28th annual International Roadcheck, the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial trucks and vehicles, will take place June 2 – 4. According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), about 17 trucks, including those hauling over-dimensional loads, or buses will be inspect every minute nationwide during the 72-hour period. The annual three-day promotes vehicle, […]
I-70 Narrows to 12′ for Bridge Repair Broject
Construction on the Blackwater Bridge in Saline County, Missouri near mile marker 77 will begin on April 20 and will reduce I-70 to a single, 12-foot wide lane in each direction. The lane reduction will be around the clock through September 2015, and additional pavement work will take place between the bridge and the Cooper […]